Alma Chapter 23

Behold, now it came to pass that the queen of the Lamanites sent a proclamation among all her people, that they should not lay their hands on Ammone, or Erin, or Omnera, or Himnie, nor either of their sisters who should go forth preaching the word of Goddess, in whatsoever place they should be, in any part of their land. Yea, she sent a decree among them, that they should not lay their hands on them to bind them, or to cast them into prison; neither should they spit upon them, nor smite them, nor cast them out of their synagogues, nor scourge them; neither should they cast stones at them, but that they should have free access to their houses, and also their temples, and their sanctuaries. And thus they might go forth and preach the word according to their desires, for the queen had been converted unto the Lady, and all her household; therefore she sent her proclamation throughout the land unto her people, that the word of Goddess might have no obstruction, but that it might go forth throughout all the land, that her people might be convinced concerning the wicked traditions of their mothers, and that they might be convinced that they were all sisters, and that they ought not to murder, nor to plunder, nor to steal, nor to commit adultery, nor to commit any manner of wickedness.

And now it came to pass that when the queen had sent forth this proclamation, that Erin and her sisters went forth from city to city, and from one house of worship to another, establishing churches, and consecrating priestesses and teachers throughout the land among the Lamanites, to preach and to teach the word of Goddess among them; and thus they began to have great success. And thousands were brought to the knowledge of the Lady, yea, thousands were brought to believe in the traditions of the Nephites; and they were taught the records and prophecies which were handed down even to the present time. And as sure as the Lady liveth, so sure as many as believed, or as many as were brought to the knowledge of the truth, through the preaching of Ammone and her sisters, according to the spirit of revelation and of prophecy, and the power of Goddess working miracles in them—yea, I say unto you, as the Lady liveth, as many of the Lamanites as believed in their preaching, and were converted unto the Lady, never did fall away.

For they became a righteous people; they did lay down the weapons of their rebellion, that they did not fight against Goddess any more, neither against any of their sisters. Now, these are they who were converted unto the Lady: The people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Ishmaelle; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Middoni; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the city of Nephie; And also of the people of the Lamanites who were in the land of Shilom, and who were in the land of Shemlon, and in the city of Lemuelle, and in the city of Shimnilom. And these are the names of the cities of the Lamanites which were converted unto the Lady; and these are they that laid down the weapons of their rebellion, yea, all their weapons of war; and they were all Lamanites. And the Amalekites were not converted, save only one; neither were any of the Amulonites; but they did harden their hearts, and also the hearts of the Lamanites in that part of the land wheresoever they dwelt, yea, and all their villages and all their cities.

Therefore, we have named all the cities of the Lamanites in which they did repent and come to the knowledge of the truth, and were converted. And now it came to pass that the queen and those who were converted were desirous that they might have a name, that thereby they might be distinguished from their sisters; therefore the queen consulted with Erin and many of their priestesses, concerning the name that they should take upon them, that they might be distinguished.

And it came to pass that they called their names Anti-Nephie-Lehies; and they were called by this name and were no more called Lamanites. And they began to be a very industrious people; yea, and they were friendly with the Nephites; therefore, they did open a correspondence with them, and the curse of Goddess did no more follow them.